Lifesaver

Hi everyone - here I am near the country club in riverside. Someone
has crocheted a cool cover for the crosswalk button. You can learn
more at www.mjsyarnbomb.com. Pretty cool!

Sunrise over the metal creatures

Here I an in the I-215 heading south to the Santa Rosa Plateau Reserve
with Joe and Anne to go for a long run. It is cloudy today, but the
sun is poking through for just a bit. We happened to snap this shot as
we passed the metal creature fabrication store. It is an awesome store
with all kinds of interesting creatures! if you zoom in, you may be
able to see some of them. We plan to go there someday and see about
getting a metal bunny...that would be so neat!

Bernasconi Road - Lake Perris SRA

Here I am with Astro and the Hummer on the south side of Lake Perris at the Bernasconi entrance. Anne and Astro just ran 9 miles around the lake while Joe ran with another guy named Joe from Anne's work. Joe and Joe ran 17 miles! Joe, Joe, and Anne all climbed mt. Whitney together a few years ago. What a nice day out today! Cool, cloudy, and foggy - right in the low 60's. Awesome!

Green arches

Hi everyone - the other day, we heard on the news that Riverside has the first "green" McDonald's. It is only a couple miles from our house! A construction company is actually working on the arches right now! I like McDonald's!

Squirrel

Here I am outside of LT's and Al's house in Merrillan on Sunday morning. We just got done walking the foundation trail in black river falls. Alan, Joe, and Anne's dad went with. When we got home, dad chased a squirrel up the power pole and he was sitting on the very top. We were just about to snap this picture when Alan decided to shoot a BB gun at the squirrel and it scared him down. If you look carefully, you can see him heading straight down the side of the pole just below the very top.

Asian beetle

Here I am on Saturday afternoon hanging out with Joe's dad and Terese and Joe/Anne. There are lots of Asian beetles around - grandpa says they were brought in to help control aphids. They are everywhere. If you look closely, you can see one on my arm. They look like ladybugs, but they are a little different.

Sunrise

Here I am at 7:00 am at the top of the hill. We are waiting for the septic guy that will be arriving at 7:30 to dig some holes for a perc test to design the septic system. The sun was just peeking through as we rolled up - perfect timing. Another beautiful sunrise as a fall leaf is floating to the ground just above me.

Track-hoe

Here I am on a Monday morning, Columbus Day, with Rich Halverson of Halverson Plumbing on his trackhoe. He is clearing brush to find the perfect spot for the septic tank and drain field. It is neat to see construction equipment out here cause it means we will be here permanently sooner rather than later!

Most awesome tree ever!

Here I am on the property with the most awesome tree ever! We are considering changing the house plan to save it! Awesome day here today!

Fall colors!

Hi all! Here I am at our property while we wait for the septic guy...the trees are awesome with yellows, oranges, reds, and the green of the pine trees. I love this place!

Minneapolis

Here I am at the Minneapolis airport. Our flight was 20 minutes early and the bags were waiting for us. We are on the curb, waiting for Boppers to roll up in his big, black cadilllac! I'm happy we had a good and safe trip.

Denver

Here I am at the Denver airport - not quite sure what the exhibit is behind me.

We noticed Alan, Anne's brother, has joined up on twitter - his latest post let us know he is on the way to Minneapolis to pick us up. Can't wait! We hear it is a nice day!

March Field Air Museum

Here I am at the March Field Air Museum. Joe is taking some pictures with his camera. To my left is a B-17 Bomber that Joe's grandpa, Cyril Neimic, was the navigator on in during WWII. Cyril's plane was shot down near Athens - 3 crew members died and 3 crew members lived, including Cyril, the pilot, and one of the front gunners. They were taken to Germany to a Stalag until the war ended.

To the right is an F-4 C Phantom that Anne's dad used to work on in the Air Force as a mechanic. Cool stuff! Too bad Al wasn't here today as they have more and new planes to observe. Planes are cool!

Ride Em Bunny!

Here I am on a Saturday morning. Anne and Joe are getting ready to go for a run. Joe was playing with Orion and decided to let me ride him like a horse! Orion doesn't look like he is enjoying it - he likes to dominate everything. Fun times when Joe and Anne are both home with me and the doggies.

New chair

Hi everyone - here I am, sitting in one of our two new chairs that Joe
bought a few days ago. They should be super cool in our new place!
They match our existing couch, so that is perfect. We rearranged the
furniture today and right when we got done, it rained. It was awesome!
I love weather and new chairs!